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Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog by Théodore Géricault — VisualArtsDB

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Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog

Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog

Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog

Théodore Géricault

1813–1814

Medium: Graphite with brush and brown wash on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 17.3 × 23.1 cm (6 13/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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